Welcome
by President ICEVI-Europe

You are cordially invited for the sixth ICEVI International Conference for East-European countries.
This conference will be held on 11 and 12 October 2013 in Chernigiv, Ukraine.

The theme of the conference is: Full participation in the Society; All starts with Early Intervention and Itinerant Teaching.

This conference will also be the closing of a three years cooperation project between two boarding schools for children and visual impairment in Ukraine and two Dutch Organisations Proforkids and Royal Dutch Visio.
Also the Dutch Embassy in Kiev has contributed to the cooperation project.

The conference offers the opportunity to share experiences concerning inclusive education and full participation in the society of people with an impairment; in this case mainly people with a visual impairment.
So we can learn of each others experiences and make a contribution to the social participation, to a society in which everyone is equal, but also different.

I hope to meet you in Chernigiv.

Drs J.A. (Hans) Welling
President ICEVI-Europe

The International Council for Education and Rehabilitation of People with Visual Impairment ICEVI-Europe is a global association of individuals and organizations that promotes equal access to appropriate education and rehabilitation for all people with visual impairment so that they may achieve their full potential.

Welcome
by Head of Chernihiv Region Administration of Education and Science

Each child is an individual
from birth he has equal rights and freedoms. Whatever his physical or mental
limitations the child has always a scope for development, the use of which can
significantly improve the quality of his life.
Early Intervention and development of Inclusive Education are fundamental for
achieving this target.

I want to emphasize that Early Intervention and introduction of Inclusion in secondary schools, including those for children with visual impairments, are relevant for educational system of Chernihiv region.
That is why for us it is very important that the VI International Conference of Eastern- European countries on the issue of "Full participation in society: all starts with Early Intervention and Ambulant Educational Support", initiated by the International Council for Education and Rehabilitation of People with Visual Impairment ICEVI-Europe, will be held on 11-12 October 2013 in Chernigov.

At the conference it is planned to discuss topical issues such as the sharing of national and international experience of inclusive education, the problems arising during implementation of inclusive education, training of the teachers to work in inclusive classes, provision of a multi-agency approach in organization of inclusive education, etc.

We hope that the conference would be a convenient platform to share experience and develop common approaches to issues of education of the children with visual impairments in terms of inclusion, will give a new impetus to the development of early intervention and the provision of early intervention for children with special educational needs.

I wish fruitful work, success and adoption of constructive solutions to all of the participants of the International Conference!
The consolidation of the efforts of all interested parties will accelerate problem solving for the benefit of our children.

Head of Chernihiv Region Administration of Education and Science
Chairman of the Organizational CommitteeAnatoly Zaleski

Theme of the Conference

Full participation in the Society
All starts with Early Intervention and Itinerant Teaching.

More than 130 countries have ratified the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More countries will follow.
This convention concerns the right to full membership to the society of people with impairments. This implies an important challenge to make the society accessible for every citizen, young - old, ill or healthy, with impairment and without impairment.
A society for every citizen.
A society, which is characterized by diversity.

This process of inclusion should start as early as possible.
Kindergartens which are accessible for children with impairment.
The same goes for regular schools. However, it must go together with help to parents and child, early intervention and help to pupil and teacher of the mainstream school, itinerant teaching.

This is the theme of the conference. The colleagues from Ukraine gladly will tell their experiences but they are very interested in the experiences in other countries.

Committees

Organizational Committee

Zaliskiy Anatoliy Andreevych - Head of Chernigiv Regional Administration of Education and Science,

Syvukha Inessa Vasylivna – head of the department of boarding-schools on the question of correction and rehabilitation of handicapped children of Chernigiv Regional Administration of Education and Science,

Evgenya Synova – candidate of psychological science, professor, head of Typhlopedagogy Department of Institute of Correctional Pedagogy and Psychology of National Pedagogical University named by M.P.Dragomanov

Venue

Conference Fee

For members of ICEVI-Europe € 10

For non-members € 15

The fee has to be paid cash before the welcome party on Thursday 10 October or before the conference on 11 October.

Participants with disabilities may be accompanied by one attendant. In this case the attendant does not pay the registration fee. Personal attendants for participants with disabilities receive a special badge with a VISITOR sign on it.

ACCOMMODATION

Conference participants can accommodate:
Everyone has to take care for the reservation themselves

Conference Programme

Friday 11 October

Zalesskiy A.A., head of Chernigov Regional Administration of Education and Science.

Khomenko V.M., governor of Chernihiv Regional Administration

Melnyk A.I., head of Chernihiv Regional Council

Hans Welling, past president of the International Council of Education and Rehabilitation of People with Visual Impairment-Europe

Rudenko Y.V., leading specialist of the department of inclusive education and boarding-schools of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee-break

11.30 – 13.30

Plenarysession, Moderator: Anatoliy AndreevichZaleski

Luisa Fenu, EU policy officer, ItalyEducation for all: empowering children with disabilities as drivers for change in our societies

Dey Olga, Chernihiv Regional Public parent organization "Parents’ Voice", Chernigov, UkraineThe role of the parents in protecting the rights and interests of the children with disabilities. Increasing of the impact on the provision of the high quality of life for the children with disabilities through the establishment of the parent organization.

Zhytniak O.V. in collaboration with Sokolova L., director of the boarding school for children with visual impairment, Chernigov, UkraineExperience and prospects of early support in the training and education of children with visual disabilities.

Synyova E.P., Doctor of Psychology, professor, Head of the Typhlopedagogy Department of the Institute of Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. UkraineSocial and psychological characteristics of the formation of the child’s personality with visual impairment in the educational system of Ukraine

Jan Linders, Visio, The NetherlandsFour stages of the practical interpretation of the basis of knowledge, followed by working off a support plan

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30– 16:00

Presentations, Moderator: PlastunovaLiliyaGermanovna

Bystrova Y. A., Doctor of p.s., head of the department of social pedagogics, Lugansk Teachers’ Training University, UkraineSystem of the maintenance of professional-labor socialization of persons with visual impairments.

Shoev Gaib, Dushanbe, director of the Special boarding school for primary classes for the blind and visually impaired children in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.Inclusive education in Tajikistan.

Glushenko E.A., PhD. ped.sc., assistant professor of typhlopedagogy of the Institute of Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. Ukraine.Architectural and informational adaptations of secondary schools, as a guarantee of access to inclusive education.

Bodorin K., Kishinev State Pedagogical University. named after I. Kryange, Kishinev, MoldovaInclusion of persons with visual disabilities in the education system of the Republic of Moldova

Sasina I.A., Doctor of ped.sc., assistant professor of typhlopedagogy of the Institute of Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. UkraineYarych O.Y., undergraduatePsychological-pedagogical willingness of teachers of secondary schools to implementation of inclusive education of children with visual impairments.

Semenyshina T.A., PhD. ped.sc., assistant professor of typhlopedagogy of the Institute of Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. Ukraine.Readiness for school of preschool children with visual impairment in the context of inclusive education.

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee-break

16:30 – 18:00

Presentations

Inge Oke Hordijk-Jonker, Visio, NetherlandsModification of a comprehensive education program

Kovalinskaya Irina Ivanovna, Terebovlia, Ukraine.Scientific and methodological development of a successful student in the conditions of the inclusive institution.

Serputko V.P. candidate of ped.sc, assistant professor of typhlopedagogy of the Institute of Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. UkraineWays to improve the qualifications of the teachers of inclusive education and the teacher-assistants in Ukraine

Thereze Beemsterboer, Visio, NetherlandsThe functioning of the vision system: Theory and everyday life

Kotljarova T., Ushkalova Nana, Slovyansk, Ukraine.Informational support of parents and teachers in the conditions of the inclusive education

Sumarokova I. G., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.Early help to a blind child and his family in conditions of lekotek

Nasibulova E. A., Moscow, Russia.Simple things about the main... GSS "Special Child" as the first stage of inclusive education in preschool establishment

Fedorenko I.V., PhD. ped.sc, assistant professor of typhlopedagogy of the Institute of Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. UkrainePreparation of the future tiflopedagogs to use advanced informational technologies in special preschool institutions for children with visual impairments.

19:00

Gala Dinner

Saturday 12 October

9:00 – 10:30

Presentations

Geert William van Delden, Visio, Netherlands.Educational factors for children with multi-disabilities and visual impairment

Fedorenko S.V., doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor, deputy Director of the Institute of Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. Ukraine.
Inclusive and integrated education of children with visual impairments in Ukraine: the formation, development and prospects.

Myasnikova L. V., candidate of pedagogical sciences of the State Pedagogical University, Saratov, Russia.Early remedial help for the visually impaired children as one of the areas of work of the Resource Center

Kolodnaya N.A., Rubezhnoe, Ukraine.
Comprehensive support of children in terms of educational and rehabilitation center.

Fedorenko M.I., graduate student of the typhlopedagogy department of the Institute for Correctional Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. UkraineEconomic education of preschool children with visual impairment as a factor of their future inclusion into society.

Lebedeva V.V., the Association of the Children and Youth with Disabilities VITA, Kishinev, MoldovaChildren's creativity - a reliable way to make life of the special child happy.

Chopyk L.I., the National Pedagogical University named after Drahomanov Formation of spatial orientation skills in preschool children with low vision in special and inclusive education institutions

09.00 – 10.30

Presentations

Rebrova O.A., Kharkov, Ukraine.Features of the sensory-motor development of children with visual impairment.

Saprykina L. V., Boarding school for deaf children Sosnitsa, UkraineThe introduction of the model of early intervention for children with special educational needs in the new educational environment

Dyogteva E., Advisory Center "Sunray" Slovyansk, UkraineEarly support for children with visual impairment and their families (from the experience of work of the Advisory Center "Sunray")

Babich N.N., Kiev, Ukraine.Formation of the communicative skills in children with visual and intellectual impairments in preschool of compensating type

Barco V.V., graduate student of typhlopedagogy department of the Institute for Special Education and Psychology NPU named after M.P. Drahomanov. Ukraine.The development of the theory and practice of the organization of cognitive activity of blind and visually impaired children in the domestic typhlopedagogy

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee-break

11:00 – 12:30

Parallelsessions

Karasyova Lubov. Chernihiv Regional Public parent organization " Parent’s Voice", Chernigov, UkraineWe can do so much more than we think: The role of the parent organization in protecting the rights of children with disabilities.

Sumarokova I.G., Saratov, Russia.Workshop on fundraising. Finding resources for the implementation of the social and educational programs

Jan Linders, The Netherlands.Special experience. (Workshop for a small group, no more than 15 members)

Khomenko N.M., Kurochka T.V., Gorelko E.N., Advisory Center "Light of Hope", Chernigov, UkrainePsychological and educational support for families raising children with visual limitations in the advisory center "Light of Hope"

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee-break

15:30 – 16:00

Closing

16:00 – 18:00

Excursion

18.00- ...

Freetime

Posters

11 October, 11:30 – 12:00

Butenko V.A., Kharkov, Ukraine

11 October, 16:00 – 16:30

Skrylev V.A.

12 October, 10:30 – 11:00

Kreydun Oksana, the Boarding School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Children Slovyansk, Ukraine

Luisa Fenu, keynote speaker

Luisa Fenu is Policy Officer at CBM EU Liaison Office. In that capacity, she supports the Advocacy Manager to cover the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all processes at the EU level. Great emphasis is put on development and human rights policies (e.g. the 2012EU Human Rights Strategy), and human rights-based approaches to development. In 2012 Luisa was also Chair of the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) EU Task Group, and now she chairs the Concord’s Task Force on Human Rights Based Approaches.

Luisa's mother tongue is Italian and she speaks fluent English and French. Luisa holds an university degree in International Relations and Diplomacy with a specialisation in European politics. She also holds a master's degree in International Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Law. Luisa started to work for CBM in 2011 as an intern with CBM’s Emergency Response Unit and six months later was imployed as Policy Officer.
Throughout her accademic carreer, Luisa studied in several European countries (Belgium, Ireland, France, italy), starting from secondary school where she spent one accademic year abroad. Luisa has a strong interest in research, with a particular focus on the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).